diff --git a/src/http.c b/src/http.c
index 35283f08..b5124f12 100644
--- a/src/http.c
+++ b/src/http.c
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ static void _http_connection_destroy(tf_http_connection_t* connection, const cha
 	if (connection->request)
 	{
 		_http_request_destroy(connection->request);
-		if (connection->request->ref_count == 0)
+		if (connection->request && connection->request->ref_count == 0)
 		{
 			tf_free(connection->request);
 		}